The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-21
w. c. T. U. Convention at Berlin.

w. c. T. u. Convention at Berlin
The fffh annIsai convention Of the W G
T. e. niei in the Methodist church Al Berlin
on Thursday, September 18th. and held an
informal meeting Mrs Val Hay presided
/ and led The devotional exercises. after which
I the meeting Wa thrown open for the men-
t-rs to become better acquainted with one
another. We had a pleasant and profitable
meeting. which was enjoyed by all present
After the announcements FOR the evening
meeting had been made an adjournment was
had
EVENING SESSION
Convention opened At O'Clock. the ieyc-
tional exercisS being conducted by Mrs
Thomas. Of MeyerssiaIe. After singing All
Hail the Power ofJesus' Name. and prayer
BY Mrs.. Growail, OF Rock wood Mrs Hay IN
troduced Mrs. y E White, of Mercer Pa,
the lecturer Of the evening. who delivered
one Of her sonl-stirring addresses The house
was well filled with people, who sal spell
bound under the sound Of her voice. After
t8-AClAtOAl AttC tl&tcc1A E4A-t
singing and prayer
FRIDAY MORNING sEssIos.
Meeting opened with devotional exercises,
conducted by Ms. Waiter, of Somerset AZ
ter the reading of the MINUTES Miss Carrie
Lane, Of Berlin, delivered the address Of wei
ment enthused us with renewed yigor for the
work. The response was made by Mrs. Bly,
myer. of Somerset A hymn was then sung
after which the president appointed the fol-
lowing COMMITTEES
On EnroIlment-MissB Barbara johnson. of
Berlin, and Mrs Frease, of Somerset.
on Resolutions-Mr NJ. o. kooser and
Mis- Belle Kimnleil. of somersst.
On Nominations Mrs Walter Of SoIner-
set and Mrs. Thomas, Of Ursiua.
Reports Of local Unions were then read, in
the following order
From Ursina Mrs. Thomas
From Meyersiale, Mrs Suhrie
From SOnierse5, Nm. Jennie Hochstetler +
From Roekwood, Mrs Augusta Evans
After singing . Work for the Night Is .
Coming Miss White. and Others present !
were made members of the Convention
Rev. Browne, Of Berlin, then made few
Appropriate remarks He said he believed .
in the W c T. C.. because he believed in /
xomen's prayers Father Weakley then led .
in prayer
Referred questions were then rad, and an
swered by those to whom they were re-
ferred
Miss White merged one Of her answers into (
a speech on the tiInidiiy OF women. in which 4
she gave some very amusing incidents of
her experience.
Reports Of committees were then read. a.
follows
On Enrolment. Miss Barbara johnson,
ON Resolutions. Mrs. Kooser
On Nominations, Mrs. Walter.
The following Officers were then elected for
the ensuing year
President-Mrs A w. Knepper.
Eioe PreSident-Mrs Julia Chapman.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs NJ o.
Koaser.
Recording Secretary Mrs L. A. Hay
Treasurer-Miss Fannie Thomas.
After singing the Temperance Doxology
and Bene,iiction by Father Weakly. ad-
journed
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting opened with Devotional exercise
conducted by Miss Belle KimmelI. after
which the President read her annual address
which was listened 10 with wrapt atien-
ton
The report of the Treasurer was read by
Mrs Thomas, Of Meyers,lale
Report Of superntendents Of different de-
pariments were then called for, and read as
folIcws:
on Eyanselistic Work, prepared By Mrs
Piatt read by Mrz Val. Hay.
On Press Work, By Mrs Thomas.
On Jail aad Prison. prepared by Ms. Pat
ton and read by Mrs HochstetIer
On Railroad work. by Mrs. Sahrie
On Unfermentesi Wine. Ms Thomas
Miss White gave some very useful iIstruc-
ton on the work Of the different departments.
especially on juvenile work
Report ofCorresponding Secretary, prepar-
I'd 10y Mr. Knepper, was read by Mrs. Hoch-
stetleT
Miss Belle Kimmell was elected delegate
10 the state Convention, to be held at Lewis
burg some time in October
Rev. Gruber. of Berlin, then gave Us
short talk
ON invitation extended by delegates pres
ent frOm that place, lockwood was selected
a. the place for holding 0ur next meeting
The program for the evening session was
then read when the meeting adjourned after
singing the Temperance DOxology and pray
ct by Rev Growall
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting opened by devotional exercises,
conducted by Mrs Fre.se, Of Somerset. after
which Mrs Val Hay OF Somerset, made an
address on Constitutional Amendment
Miss White and Miss Belle Kimmei each
gave a short talk. when a collection wes
lifted. and after singing and prayer. the Con